{"id":7737,"date":"2012-10-20T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/asia-and-australasias-world-travel-awards-announced-2\/"},"modified":"2012-10-20T08:55:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T08:55:00","slug":"asia-and-australasias-world-travel-awards-announced-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/10\/asia-and-australasias-world-travel-awards-announced-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia and Australasia\u2019s World Travel Awards announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Le Meridien Bora Bora (French Polynesia) was voted \u201cAustralasia\u2019s Leading Luxury Hotel\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The travel elite of Asia, Australasia and the Indian Ocean have walked off with top honours at a World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony hosted in Singapore on Thursday 18th October 2012.<\/b><\/p>\n

Mandarin Oriental, Tourism New Zealand, Banyan Tree, Baros Maldives, Cathay Pacific and Pan Pacific were among the brands to emerge victorious at WTA\u2019s Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean Ceremony 2012.<\/p>\n

A packed delegation of VIPs, senior tourism figures and international media travelled from 42 nations to attend the event at InterContinental Singapore, which was held in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board and TravelRave 2012, Asia\u2019s most influential travel trade festival.<\/p>\n

It was an evening of sweet success for countries across Asia. The region\u2019s booming aviation market was acknowledged with Singapore Airlines picking up awards for \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Airline\u201d and \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Airline Business Class\u201d. Korean Air was named \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Airline First Class\u201d whilst Cathay Pacific was voted \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Airline Economy Class\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Sands Cotai Macao was voted \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Tourism Development Project\u201d and Marina Bay Sands was named \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Casino Resort\u201d.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s ascendancy up the tourism order was reflected with it fending off stiff competition from the likes of Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bali, Malaysia and Shanghai to win the coveted title of \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Destination\u201d. Meanwhile Incredible India was voted \u201cAsia\u2019s Leading Tourist Board\u201d.<\/p>\n

In Australasia, Taveuni Palms (Fiji) won the coveted title of \u201cAustralasia\u2019s Leading Villas\u201d, Sydney Airport picked up \u201cAustralasia\u2019s Leading Airport\u201d, whilst Le Meridien Bora Bora (French Polynesia) was voted \u201cAustralasia\u2019s Leading Luxury Hotel\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Maldives was voted \u201cIndian Ocean\u2019s Leading Destination\u201d and LUX* Maldives was named \u201cIndian Ocean’s Leading Hotel\u201d.<\/p>\n

The WTA awards programme, hailed as the \u2018Oscars of the travel industry\u2019 by the global media, highlights and rewards those travel brands that have made the greatest contribution to the industry over the past year.<\/p>\n

Graham E. Cooke, President & Founder, WTA, underlined the depth and quality of the travel and tourism sector across the three regions.<\/p>\n

He says: \u201cOur winners are drawn from the breadth of Asia, Australasia and the Indian Ocean, reflecting the strength and depth of the travel and tourism sector in the regions. I am sure these organisations will fare strongly in our Grand Final, which takes place in New Delhi, India on 12 December 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ceremony has also served as a glittering spotlight for Singapore \u2013 a tourism miracle that is bearing the fruits of its investments and creative flair. It is little wonder that this dynamic destination has recorded a double-digit growth in international arrivals over the past year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singapore Tourism Board notes the added dimension this prestigious awards programme has brought to TravelRave\u2019s mix.<\/p>\n

Andrew Phua, Director, Exhibitions and Conferences of the Singapore Tourism Board said, \u201cWe congratulate the winners of World Travel Awards 2012 Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean Ceremony 2012. As part of TravelRave, Asia\u2019s most influential travel trade festival, the prestigious awards are an excellent platform to honour and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the various businesses that make up Asia Pacific\u2019s dynamic travel and tourism industry.<\/p>\n

WTA\u2019s Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean Ceremony 2012 marked the final leg of WTA\u2019s Grand Tour, a global search for the world\u2019s leading travel brands, which also included regional heats in Dubai, Portugal and Turks & Caicos. The winners of these legs go head-to-head at WTA\u2019s Grand Final, which takes place at The Oberoi, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India on 12 December 2012.<\/p>\n

To see the full list of winners and to download hi-res images visit www.worldtravelawards.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Le Meridien Bora Bora (French Polynesia) was voted \u201cAustralasia\u2019s Leading Luxury Hotel\u201d. The travel elite of Asia, Australasia and the Indian Ocean have walked off with top honours at a World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony hosted in Singapore on Thursday 18th October 2012. Mandarin Oriental, Tourism New Zealand, Banyan Tree, Baros Maldives, Cathay Pacific and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}